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The TennesseanWed, 19 Mar 2014 00:26:17 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6FRA’s Cropper not playing the blueshttp://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/2009/10/07/fras-cropper-not-playing-the-blues/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/2009/10/07/fras-cropper-not-playing-the-blues/#commentsThu, 08 Oct 2009 04:13:26 +0000Maurice Pattonhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/?p=14When your father is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest guitarists ever, it’s probably good to find other avenues of expression.

So it was that Franklin Road Academy sophomore Andrea Cropper arrived at the Division II-A state golf tournament this week at Murfreesboro’s Old Fort Golf Course.

Cropper’s dad, Steve, achieved stardom before joining the Blues Brothers Band and appearing alongside John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd in the ’80s classic movie, though he may be more recognized for that than anything else.

But he’s obviously an avid golf fan, and has passed that along to Andrea.

“She came in here and played pretty well,” the proud pop said. “A 169 — that’s not bad for a sophomore. But she had five 3-putts. From tee to green, she was awesome.”

Between tour stops, Cropper takes part in some charity golf events. He recently put together a tournament at the Golf Club of Tennessee to benefit Gilda’s Club, an event that raised approximately $45,000.

“I know a lot of guys on the (PGA) Tour, and they all want to be guitarists,” he said, proving further that athletes want to be entertainers and vice-versa. Cropper counts Peter Jacobsen and the late Payne Stewart among his pro golf buddies.

For her part, Andrea appreciated the timing that allowed Steve to be on hand for the two-day tourney.

“It’s been great having him here,” she said after finishing seventh individually and helping the Lady Panthers to a third-place team finish.

And these days, she’s content to work more on her 5-iron than her six-string.

“She’s a little more committed to playing golf than guitar,” mom Angel said.